Researching livelihoods and services affected by conflict Why services won’t always buy legitimacy: Everyday experiences of the state in Swat, Pakistan Working Paper 82 Aoife McCullough, Shehryar Toru, with Rubab Syed and Shujaat Ahmed July 2019 Written by Aoife McCullough, Shehryar Toru, with Rubab Syed and Shujaat Ahmed SLRC publications present information, analysis and key policy recommendations on issues relating to livelihoods, basic services and social protection in conflict affected situations. This and other SLRC publications are available from www.securelivelihoods.org. Funded by UK aid from the UK Government, Irish Aid and the EC. Disclaimer: The views presented in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the UK Government’s official policies or represent the views of Irish Aid, the EC, SLRC or our partners. ©SLRC 2019. Readers are encouraged to quote or reproduce material from SLRC for their own publications. As copyright holder SLRC requests due acknowledgement. Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium Overseas Development Institute (ODI) 203 Blackfriars Road London SE1 8NJ United Kingdom T +44 (0)20 3817 0031 F +44 (0)20 7922 0399 E
[email protected] www.securelivelihoods.org @SLRCtweet Cover photo: Sunset over the Mingora City,Swat Valley, Pakistan. Imranrashid26, Wikimedia Commons, (CC BY-SA 3.0). B Preface The Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium (SLRC) in Pakistan, the Social Scientists Association (SSA) aims to generate a stronger evidence base on in Sri Lanka, Overseas Development Institute (ODI) in statebuilding, service delivery and livelihood recovery in the UK and independent researchers collaborated to fragile and conflict-affected situations.